Owasso council approves Mercy EMS final plat and rezones 405 W. Second Ave. for light industrial aircraft support
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City council approved a final plat for a Mercy Regional EMS site and rezoned a 1.09-acre parcel at 405 W. Second Ave. to light industrial for aircraft maintenance-related support uses; planning staff said both items met zoning and subdivision requirements and had planning-commission recommendations for approval.
The Owasso City Council unanimously approved a final plat for a proposed Mercy Regional EMS commercial subdivision and adopted a rezoning to allow light-industrial aircraft-support uses at 405 W. Second Avenue.
The final plat for Mercy Regional EMS covers roughly 2.49 acres on the west side of N. 129th E. Ave., just south of 116th, and is zoned Commercial Shopping (CS). Planning staff told the council the plat shows one lot with two points of access on 129th E. Ave., a 75-foot-wide detention easement along the western property edge, and standard perimeter utility easements. The City of Owasso provides sewer service for the site and Washington County Rural Water District No. 3 provides water service. The Owasso Planning Commission previously recommended approval of the final plat by a 4-0 vote; staff recommended final approval after evaluating subdivision regulations.
The council also approved rezoning of a 1.09-acre unplatted parcel at 405 W. Second Ave. from Commercial General (CG) to Industrial Light (IL) to accommodate a support-activities-for-transportation use related to aircraft maintenance and repair. The applicant intends to seek a specific-use permit (SUP) and site-plan review for details such as facades, screening of outdoor storage and noise issues; staff said those issues will be handled during the SUP and site-plan phases. The parcel is approximately 148 feet wide; staff noted a minor variance granted in June allowed the parcel to be considered conforming for IL bulk-area standards. The council heard no public opposition on either item.
Both items carried planning-commission recommendations: Mercy Regional EMS final plat was recommended 4-0; the rezoning to IL was recommended 5-0. Staff cited consistency with the Owasso 2035 land-use master plan for both actions and with applicable Oklahoma statutes when evaluating rezoning.
Votes: Final plat for Mercy Regional EMS — approved unanimously. Rezoning at 405 W. Second Ave. to IL (OZ25-04) — approved unanimously.
Next steps: The Mercy EMS applicant will complete final recording steps for the plat. The 405 W. Second Ave. applicant must apply for a specific-use permit and site-plan approval where design details, outdoor storage screening and noise mitigation will be evaluated before building permits are issued.